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EP1455256A2
EP1455256A2 EP03257677A EP03257677A EP1455256A2 EP 1455256 A2 EP1455256 A2 EP 1455256A2 EP 03257677 A EP03257677 A EP 03257677A EP 03257677 A EP03257677 A EP 03257677A EP 1455256 A2 EP1455256 A2 EP 1455256A2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0063—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00032—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange
    • H02J7/00036—Charger exchanging data with battery
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with provisions for charging different types of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/007—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
    • H02J7/00712—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J2207/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J2207/40—Indexing scheme relating to details of circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage

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  • An embodiment of this invention relates to the field of portable batteries, and more specifically, to a portable battery for use with a single adapter/charger and a set of electronic devices having differing power requirements.
  • a portable electronic device such as a laptop computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA).
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • portable devices typically have a built-in space to receive a rechargeable battery pack as a primary power source when the device is in portable use.
  • the rechargeable battery pack typically lasts only a few hours. Once the rechargeable battery pack is exhausted, the electronic device has to be turned off.
  • a user can bring along a back-up battery pack, which is identical in shape and design with the pack installed in the battery pack. Once the first installed battery pack is discharged to a low level after few hours of operation, the backup battery pack can be installed to replace the first installed battery pack for continuous operation.
  • the device before the battery replacement, the device often must be powered down properly.
  • the files which the computer is executing must be properly closed and some files often must be saved in order to preserve the works performed on the computer, which may be lost either due to the total exhaustion of power supply or its improper powering down.
  • the powering down process typically generates interference and interruption to a user that is not only annoying but also decreases the user's effectiveness and productivity.
  • backup batteries in the art that are used to supply power to electronic devices.
  • One such backup battery system includes an adapter, an input interface, a charging circuit, the backup battery, and an output interface that is directly coupled to the electronic device being powered.
  • the original adapter of the electronic device must be used while the backup battery is being powered.
  • the original adapter of the electronic device is utilized while: (a) supplying DC power to the electronic device, and (b) powering the portable backup battery.
  • the prior art discloses a universal adapter interface that hooks up to the original adapter of the electronic device.
  • An embodiment of the invention is directed to a portable backup battery pack which may be directly coupled to an adapter/charger and a power tip in order to charge while an electronic device is receiving power.
  • the adapter/charger may be coupled to a power source.
  • the power source may be an A/C power source such a common household electric outlet. Alternatively, the power source may be a DC power source such as an automobile (e.g., powered through a cigarette lighter) or an electrical outlet on an airplane.
  • the adapter/charger may be directly coupled to the portable backup battery pack.
  • the portable backup battery pack may be charged while an electronic device is also powered.
  • the "power tip" may provide an interface between the portable backup battery pack and the electronic device. The power tip may receive power, and then convert the power into an amount necessary to power the electronic device.
  • the power tip is the only element which needs to be changed when electronic devices having different power requirements are utilized which the portable backup battery charges.
  • a common adapter/charger is used, regardless of the electronic device receiving the power.
  • the power tips may each be physically small. Accordingly, it is not problematic for a user to carry power tips for multiple electronic devices.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a system diagram of the universal battery 110 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • a power source 100 is directly coupled to an adapter/charger 105.
  • the power source may be an A/C source such as that of an ordinary household electric outlet (e.g., 110 V RMS, 60 Hz).
  • the power source may also be from an electric outlet in a foreign country which utilizes a different voltage and/or A/C frequency.
  • the power source 100 may be a DC source such as an automobile or an electric outlet on an airplane.
  • the adapter/charger 105 may convert an A/C input signal into a suitable DC signal. Alternatively, if the power source provides a DC input signal; the adapter/charger 105 may output a DC signal having a different magnitude than that of the power source 100.
  • the adapter/charger 105 may be directly connected to the universal battery 110 via a cable. In other words, no additional interfacing circuitry is necessary between the universal battery 110 and the adapter/charger 105.
  • the universal battery 110 may be coupled to a power tip 115 via a cable 112.
  • the power tip 115 may be connected to an electronic device 120 being powered, such as a cellular phone, a PDA, a portable laptop computer, a digital camera, a digital camcorder, or any other portable electronic device 120, for example.
  • the power tip 115 may contain circuitry to supply power to the electronic device 120. Different power tips 115 may be utilized for electronic devices 120 having different power requirements. For example, a different power tip 115 would be used for an electronic device 120 requiring 6 Volts, than would be used for an electronic device 120 requiring 12 Volts. However, regardless of the electronic device 120 being powered, the same adapter/charger 105 and universal battery 110 may be utilized. A user may carry a set of different power tips 115 when transporting the universal battery 110. Each of the power tips 115 may have a different physical size. For example, a power tip 115 for a laptop computer may be larger or smaller than a power tip 115 for a PDA. Each of the power tips 115 may be physically small. Accordingly, because they are not bulky, it is not inconvenient for a user to transport multiple power tips to use with the universal battery 110.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates an adapter/charger 105 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the adapter/charger 105 may include a regulator 130.
  • the regulator 130 may have a function of receiving power (e.g., A/C or DC power) from the power source 100, and outputting a DC power signal to the universal battery 110.
  • the adapter/charger 105 may be utilized with different electronic devices 120 having different power requirements.
  • the DC power signal output from the adapter/charger 105 may be programmed (i.e., the voltage of the DC power signal may be set) based on the power requirements of the electronic device 120. For example, if the electronic device 120 requires 9 volts DC, the adapter/charger 105 may be programmed to provide 9 volts DC. However, if the electronic device 120 only requires 6 volts DC, the adapter/charger may be programmed to provide 6 volts DC.
  • the regulator 130 may receive a voltage programming voltage (i.e., V Vprogram1 ) and a current programming voltage (i.e., V Iprogram1 ) from the universal battery 110 (V Vprogram1 and V Iprogram1 are set by a power junction device 202, as discussed below with respect to FIG. 2), and may share a ground reference (i.e., GND) with the universal battery 110 and the power tip 115.
  • V Vprogram1 may be utilized to set the magnitude of the voltage of the DC power signal output by the adapter/charger 105, and V Iprogram1 may be utilized to limit the magnitude of the current.
  • the regulator 130 may receive V Vprogram1 and output a DC power signal having a voltage that is a predetermined multiple of V Vprogram1 .
  • the predetermined multiple is 3.2
  • the magnitude of the voltage of the DC power signal output is equal to 3.2 times V Vprogram1 .
  • the magnitude of the current output by the regulator 130 may also be limited in a similar manner based on the magnitude of V Iprogram1 .
  • FIG. 1C illustrates a power tip 115 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the power tip 115 may have active control circuitry 140 to receive the DC power signal from the adapter/charger 105 (via the universal battery 110), and output the DC power signal to the electronic device 120.
  • the active control circuitry 140 may include a voltage regulator, for example, to set V Iprogram2 and V Vprogram2 .
  • V Vprogram2 may be utilized to set the magnitude of the voltage output by the universal battery 110, and V Iprogram2 may be utilized to limit the magnitude of current output by the universal battery.
  • a single power tip 115 may be utilized be provide the DC power to an electronic device 120 having predetermined power requirements (e.g., 9 volts DC).
  • Each power tip 115 may include active circuitry 140 having different characteristics. For example, in an embodiment where an electronic device 120 requires 9 volts DC, and a regulator in the power junction device 202 provides a DC output signal that is 3 times the size of V Vprogram2 , the active control circuitry 140 may be utilized to set V Vprogram2 to 3 volts, so that 9 volts DC may be output.
  • the power tip 115 may share a common GND with the universal battery 110 and the adapter/charger 105.
  • FIG. 1D illustrates an alternative power tip 115 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the power tip 115 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1D may include passive control circuitry 150 to receive the DC power from the adapter/charger 105 (via the universal battery 110) and output the DC power to the electronic device 120.
  • the passive control circuitry 150 may include a set of resistors, for example.
  • the passive control circuitry 150 may receive DC power and generate V Vprogram2 and V Iprogram2 , which are output to the universal battery 110 to set the magnitude of the DC power signal output by the universal battery 110.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a cut-away view of the universal battery according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the universal battery 110 may receive DC power from the adapter/charger 105 and may allow the DC power to charge battery cells (e.g., battery cell A 200, battery cell B 205, and battery cell C 210).
  • An input port 215 may receive the DC power.
  • the universal battery 110 may also allow the DC power from the adapter/charger 105 to flow out of an output port 220 and directly to the power tip 115.
  • the universal battery 110 may give priority to the electronic device 120.
  • the universal battery 110 may allow the DC power required by the electronic device 120 to flow directly through to the power tip 115, which supplies a voltage to the electronic device 120.
  • any of the DC power from the adapter/charger 105 that is not utilized by the electronic device 120 may be utilized to charge the battery cells (e.g., battery cell A 200, battery cell B 205, and battery cell C 210). Therefore, if the electronic device 120 requires use of 80% of the power supplied by the adapter/charger 105, then the remaining 20% is available to charge the battery cells (battery cell A 200, battery cell B 205, and battery cell C 210). However, if the electronic device 120 requires 90% of the power from the adapter/charger 105, then only the remaining 10% of the power may be available to charge the battery cells (battery cell A 200, battery cell B 205, and battery cell C 210). Also, if the electronic device 120 requires 100% of the DC power from the adapter/charger 105, then no power is available to charge the battery cells (battery cell A 200, battery cell B 205, and battery cell C 210).
  • a power junction device 202 may serve to make some of the power available to the electronic device 120, and the remainder to the battery cells.
  • the power junction device 202 may include a regulation device to receive V Vprogram2 and V Iprogram2 from the power tip 115 to set the DC voltage output and limit the current output.
  • the power junction device 202 may also determine and transmit V Vprogram1 and V Iprogram1 to the adapter/charger 105 to set the DC voltage output therefrom and limit the output current.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a cut-away view of the universal battery supplying power to an electronic device 120 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the universal battery 110 may provide power to the power tip 115, which may in turn provide power to the electronic device 120, as if still plugged into an A/C or DC power source 100.
  • power may flow from battery cells A 200, B 205, and C 210 out of the universal battery 120.
  • Each of the battery cells A 200, B 205, and C 210 may provide a voltage of 1.5 Volts, for example.
  • the voltage between the top battery cell (i.e., A 200) and ground may therefore be 4.5 V.
  • Additional battery cells may be utilized, and each of the battery cells may provide voltages of greater or less than 1.5 V, depending on the application of the universal battery 110.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a method of hooking up the universal battery 110 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • a user may insert 400 a plug of the adapter/charger 105 into a power source 100, such as an electric outlet, or a cigarette lighter of an automobile, for example.
  • the user may plug 405 a cord from the adapter/charger 105 into the universal battery 110.
  • the user may then plug 410 a cord from the universal battery 110 into the power tip 115.
  • the user may connect 415 the power tip 115 to the electronic device 120.
  • FIG. 5A illustrates a package 500 in which the universal battery 110 may be stored according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the package 500 may include the universal battery 110, the adapter/charger 105, as well as any cords/plugs 505 necessary to couple the adapter/charger 105 to a power source 100, and to couple the adapter/charger 105 to the universal battery 110.
  • FIG. 5B illustrates an deluxe package 510 in which the universal battery 110 may be stored according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the deluxe package 510 may include the universal battery 110, the adapter/charger 105, as well as any cords/plugs 505 necessary to couple the adapter/charger to a power source 100, and to couple the adapter/charger 105 to the universal battery 110.
  • the deluxe package 510 may also include a power tip 115 to interface between the universal battery 110 and an electronic device 120.
  • the deluxe package 510 may include multiple power tips 115 to supply power to electronic devices 120 having differing power requirements.

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